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September 22, 2009

75% Say Americans Are Getting Ruder

No more Mr. Nice Guy, apparently. Seventy-five percent (75%) of adults say Americans are becoming ruder and less civilized, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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September 16, 2009

37% of 'American Idol' Watchers Say DeGeneres Will Improve The Show

With the eighth season of "American Idol" about to begin, Americans who watch the program are inclined to think the addition of comedian Ellen DeGeneres as a judge will give it a boost.

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September 15, 2009

39% Say They Are Likely To Watch Sawyer On ABC Evening News

Diane Sawyer, soon to be the new anchor of ABC’s evening television news, is no more popular than Charles Gibson, the broadcaster she is replacing, but 39% of Americans say they are at least somewhat likely to watch Sawyer when she takes over. Twenty percent (20%) say they’re very likely to do so.

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September 15, 2009

53% Confident That Swine Flu Vaccine Has Been Tested Enough

Fifty-three percent (53%) of Americans are at least somewhat confident that enough testing has been done on the swine flue vaccine for it to be safely offered this fall. But just 14% are very confident of that fact in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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September 15, 2009

40% Name Health Care Debate As This Summer’s Biggest News

When asked to choose from a list of top news stories that broke this past summer, 40% of American adults said the heated health care debate had the biggest impact on them personally.

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September 11, 2009

Beatlemania, It’s Not, But It’s Not Bad

It was nearly 40 years ago today that the Beatles called it quits, but 22% of Americans still say they are the greatest rock band of all time.

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September 7, 2009

Only 13% Rate Labor Day One of the Nation's Most Important Holidays

Just 13% of Americans now believe that Labor Day is one of the nation's most important holidays, down seven points from a year ago.

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September 6, 2009

59% Celebrate Labor Day As The End of Summer

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Americans celebrate Labor Day as the unofficial end of summer.

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September 4, 2009

58% Say Economy Forced Cuts in Their Summer Vacation Spending

Fifty-eight percent (58%) of American adults who took a vacation this summer said economic conditions caused them to cut back on how much they spent.

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September 3, 2009

Patriots and Steelers Top Choices to Win Super Bowl This Year

The return of Tom Brady has football fans believing that the New England Patriots can regain their Super Bowl form this year.

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September 2, 2009

One in Four Baseball Fans Pick the Yankees to Win 2009 World Series

In the course of just over one month, baseball fans have shifted their prediction for this year’s World Series Championship team from the Boston Red Sox to their arch rivals, the New York Yankees.

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August 28, 2009

52% Oppose Plan to Sell Beer Cans With School Colors

At least 25 well-known colleges and universities nationwide have asked Anheuser-Busch to drop its “Fan Cans” campaign, which features school colors on Bud Light cans, amidst fears it will promote underage drinking.

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August 28, 2009

51% Rate Alcohol More Dangerous Than Marijuana

Pot or not, that is the question.
Fifty-one percent (51%) of American adults say alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just 19% disagree and say pot is worse.

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August 25, 2009

18% Right About "Transformers" Storming the First-Weekend Box Office

In a prediction challenge issued in early May, Rasmussen Reports asked adults which film would be the summer's biggest opening weekend blockbuster.

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August 21, 2009

This Summer, Cookouts Were Hot, Concerts Were Not

Labor Day's almost here, so in a new Rasmussen Reports survey, we asked Americans what they did this summer.

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August 18, 2009

46% Say Colleges Don’t Monitor Student Behavior Enough

The plurality of American adults (46%) believes colleges and universities do not do enough to monitor students’ behavior, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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August 18, 2009

80% Expect Bad Economy To Lead To More Crime

Eighty percent (80%) of Americans say current economic conditions in the country are at least somewhat likely to lead to increased crime. Forty-seven percent (47%) say they are very likely to do so.

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August 17, 2009

44% Say Admission to National Parks Should Be Free

Forty-four percent (44%) of American adults think admission to U.S. national parks should always be free, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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August 17, 2009

Only 39% Say Woodstock Could Occur Peacefully Today

Forty years ago 400,000 people descended on a small town 80 miles northwest of New York City and staged a music festival that would become the symbol of a generation.

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August 14, 2009

17% Say 'American Idol' Will Be Worse Without Abdul

Paula Abdul has quit her job as judge for "American Idol," but just 17% of adults say the show will be worse now that she is gone, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.